- yuuyami dusk, twilight
Literary and poetic word for the dim light just after sunset; more evocative and written than the everyday 夕方.
夕闇が街を包み始めた。
Yuuyami ga machi o tsutsumi hajimeta.
Dusk began to envelop the town.
夕闇の中、家へ急いだ。
Yuuyami no naka, ie e isoida.
I hurried home in the twilight.
⚖️ 夕方 is the neutral everyday term for late afternoon/evening; 夕闇 specifically means the dim, darkening light after sunset.
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